Aegagropila cornea Kützing 1843
Publication Details
Aegagropila cornea Kützing 1843: 273
Published in: Kützing, F.T. (1843). Phycologia generalis oder Anatomie, Physiologie und Systemkunde der Tange. Mit 80 farbig gedruckten Tafeln, gezeichnet und gravirt vom Verfasser. pp. [part 1]: [i]-xxxii, [1]-142, [part 2:] 143-458, 1, err.], pls 1-80. Leipzig: F.A. Brockhaus.
Request PDFPublication date: 14-16 Sep 1843
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Aegagropila is Aegagropila linnaei Kützing.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Acrocladus echinus (Biasoletto) Boedeker.
Type Information
Type locality: "Am Lido di Palestrina bei Venedig;! 16. Mai 1835." [Venice, Italy]; (Kützing 1843: 273) Type: L; 937/278/394 (Hoek 1963: 47)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), horny, hard and close-textured but not brittle (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 04 April 2003 by Elizabeth Moran.
Last updated: 26 June 2023
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 26 June 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 April 2024
